Jialu Ding
Summary
Recent high school graduate with a passion for storytelling and hands-on experience in communication and qualitative research. Proven ability to produce high-quality written content, learn new concepts quickly, and work collaboratively in team settings. Excited to bring a strong work ethic to an apprenticeship at the 1947 Partition Archive.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching and Research Assistant
Nanson Academy
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Assisting Prof. G. Daniel Cohen (Rice University) and Prof. Sa'ed Atshan (Swarthmore College) in developing course materials for research seminars on violence and humanitarian response & gender revolution in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Mentoring high school students, grading assignments, and monitoring student progress.
- Strengthening communication skills and developing effective working relationships with students and faculty.
Student Actor
"Musings" Playback Theatre Company
09.2023 - 07.2025
- Assisting Prof. G. Daniel Cohen (Rice University) and Prof. Sa'ed Atshan (Swarthmore College) in developing course materials for research seminars on violence and humanitarian response & gender revolution in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Mentoring high school students, grading assignments, and monitoring student progress.
- Strengthening communication skills and developing effective working relationships with students and faculty.
Head
SDSZ Literature and Creative Writing Club
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Hosted weekly writing sessions and provided individualized writing feedback to each club member.
- Compiled and copy-edited student anthology comprising 50+ poems and essays.
- Coordinated public banned literature exhibition.
Crisis Line Manager
SDSZ Emotional Counseling Office
09.2023 - 05.2025
- Oversaw daily operation of the school crisis response line; provided immediate emotional support, active listening, and de-escalation to distressed students.
- Communicated actively and regularly with faculty counseling team to ensure timely intervention.
Editor-in-Chief
Humans Of: Community Journal
05.2023 - 05.2025
- Taking inspiration from Humans of New York, founded Humans of Shanghai; expanded to launch 4 regional chapters in 3 different continents.
- Proofread, fact-checked, and revised 200+ entries, edited and reviewed 50+ final copies, and established editorial style guides.
- Recruited and trained 20+ student journalists and editors, tracked each staff member's assignment deadlines, and implemented workflows to streamline editing processes.
- Utilized SEO techniques to optimize content for search engine rankings.
Human Rights Field Research Student Assistant
Nanson Academy
07.2023 - 08.2024
- Read and compiled news reports, human rights briefs, and policy data to formulate pre-departure information for student fieldwork initiatives in Ukraine (2024) and Xinjiang (2023).
- Monitored safety risks, planned hotel accomodations, and liaised with immigration offices to resolve Chinese citizen visa obstacles.
Student Researcher
Non-Trivial Fellowship
10.2023 - 12.2023
- As the sole Asian student in the cohort, produced 12-page literature review on honor killings and social shaming of wartime rape victims in Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia.
- Managed a SQLite database; used Python and Pandas to store bibliographies, merge sources, and automate data cleaning.
"Collective Trauma" Seminar Instructor
SDSZ Incubator
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Prepared lectures, discussions, and source analysis workshops on historical cases of war, genocide, and human rights abuses.
- Engaged students in class debates about public history, collective memory and amnesia, and intergenerational trauma.
Education
History & International Relations
Stanford University
California, USA06.2029
High School Diploma -
The Experimental HS Attached To Beijing Normal U
Beijing, China06.2025
Skills
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Digital asset management
- Detail-oriented
- Writing and editing
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Language coding skills
- Time Management
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Teaching and Research Assistant
Nanson Academy
06.2025 - 08.2025
Student Researcher
Non-Trivial Fellowship
10.2023 - 12.2023
Student Actor
"Musings" Playback Theatre Company
09.2023 - 07.2025
Head
SDSZ Literature and Creative Writing Club
09.2023 - 06.2025
Crisis Line Manager
SDSZ Emotional Counseling Office
09.2023 - 05.2025
"Collective Trauma" Seminar Instructor
SDSZ Incubator
09.2023 - 12.2023
Human Rights Field Research Student Assistant
Nanson Academy
07.2023 - 08.2024
Editor-in-Chief
Humans Of: Community Journal
05.2023 - 05.2025
History & International Relations
Stanford University
High School Diploma -
The Experimental HS Attached To Beijing Normal U
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